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Re:We Picked AGPL by pxc on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @09:15PM (#41241611)
> For me, it just strikes the right balance between open-source and restricting corporations from disproportionately profiting off of my labor.

A purely F/OSS company could potentially profit way more from your code than you do and still comply with the license. You'd be free to reincorporate their code back into yours, of course. But code isn't money.

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Re:We Picked AGPL by sedansesame on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @01:02AM (#41242700)
That sounds proportionate to me. They get to make profits, and I get to use their improvements if they also benefit me.

This can foster more community than if MIT code were to be taken and locked behind closed doors, for profit and to no benefit for the devs that made it possible.

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